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August 11, 2017 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Lake Point Restoration LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

The portable crusher discharge belt was tracking to one side. The operator crawled underneath the belt to try and see if there was anything holding the belt from tracking correctly. EE became entangled with the return roller of the conveyor belt which resulted in a fracture to ribs and rash to back.

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